Great Island

Great Island is an island in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Great Island is situated nearby to the village Noroton, as well as near Tokeneke.

Type: Island
Description: island in Farirfield County, Connecticut, USA
Also known as: “Grant Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Contentment Island and Saint Johns Church of Darien.

Contentment Island

Island

Contentment Island is a small island in the Long Island Sound, off the coast of Tokeneke, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential, and is also home of the private Tokeneke Club.

The Diocese of Bridgeport is a diocese of the Catholic Church located in the southwestern part of the state of Connecticut in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Hartford.

Hindley Elementary School

School

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Hindley School is one of the 5 elementary schools in Darien, Connecticut, serving roughly 550 pupils from kindergarten through Grade 5. A part of Darien Public Schools, Hindley sits at 10 Nearwater Lane in the Noroton section of Darien.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cove Island and Rowayton.

Cove Island

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cove Island is a locality.

Rowayton

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Rowayton is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange.

Darien

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Darien is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast. Situated on the Long Island Sound between the cities of Stamford and Norwalk, Darien is a commuter town for New York City.

Great Island

Categories: locality and landform
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05232° or 41° 3′ 8″ north

Longitude

-73.47123° or 73° 28′ 16″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

87H83G2H+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359263808

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4835300

Wikidata ID

Q31825421

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Great Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Great Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hay Island and Ned Island.

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